Designed For Hard Work
Fiddleback Forge Knives are purposely designed to put in work with extra attention to ergonomics. Use your Fiddleback all day with less fatigue.
Proven Materials
Fiddleback Forge Knives are crafted using durable, time-tested steels and handle materials. The best knives start with the best materials.
Renowned Craftsmanship
Fiddleback Forge Knives are designed and finished by Andy Roy. Our knives are world renowned for quality finish and functionality.
Proudly Made in America
Fiddleback Forge handmade knives are proudly made, assembled, & finished in the USA. Our shop is located in northern Georgia.
Fiddleback Forge Handmade Knives
Fiddleback Forge’s knives are highly sought after by knife aficionados and avid outdoorsmen alike. The purely hand-crafted knives are especially desirable since they are designed for hard use with fantastic ergonomics and feature beautiful materials. Each unique knife is made by hand at the Fiddleback Forge shop. Master knifemaker and designer, Andy Roy, finishes each knife personally to make sure you are getting the highest quality knife imaginable.
Fiddleback Forge’s handcrafted knives have limited availability, and are sold as they are made.
We do not take custom orders!
Mid-Tech Field Knives
Fiddleback Forge's purpose-built line of knives are derived from the proven handcrafted knife designs of Andy Roy.
Fiddleback Forge's Field Knives use a mid-tech production process to produce the hardest working knives available anywhere. Each knife is hand-assembled from pre-fabricated stock and receives hand finishing touches and assembly at the Fiddleback Forge workshop prior to shipping.
This process is performed by the same talented hands that produce Fiddleback Forge's all-handmade knives and produces a quality knife unmatched by mass manufactured knives.
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Fiddleback Friday 4/19/19
Here are the knives posting on April 19, 2019 for Fiddleback Friday!
Models include the Gaucho, Bushcrafter Sr, Old School Bushboot, Reaper, Esquire, Bushcrafter Jr, ED Karda, F2, Bushfinger, Patch & More. We also have apprentice knife: J.B. Knifeworks Lucky 7 Chef's Knife.
Fiddleback Friday 4/12/19
Here are the knives posting on April 12, 2019 for Fiddleback Friday!
Models include the Hiking Buddy, Loner, Bushboot, Monarch, Bushnub II, Reaper, Bushcraft Tasker, Hunter, Handyman, Recluse, Runt, KPH & More.
Fiddleback Friday 4/5/19
Here are the knives posting on April 5, 2019 for Fiddleback Friday!
Models include the Bushcraft Tasker, Handyman, KE Bushie, Sylvrfalcen, Patch, Loner, Bushcrafter, Stubby Muk, F2, Hiking Buddy, Recluse, Arete & More.
Fiddleback Friday 4/19/19 - Video Preview
Here are the knives posting on April 19, 2019 for Fiddleback Friday!
Models include the Gaucho, Bushcrafter Sr, Old School Bushboot, Reaper, Esquire, Bushcrafter Jr, ED Karda, F2, Bushfinger, Patch & More. We also have apprentice knife: J.B. Knifeworks Lucky 7 Chef's Knife.
Fiddleback Forge 4/12/19 - Video Preview
Here are the knives posting on April 12, 2019 for Fiddleback Friday!
Models include the Hiking Buddy, Loner, Bushboot, Monarch, Bushnub II, Reaper, Bushcraft Tasker, Hunter, Handyman, Recluse, Runt, KPH & More.
Fiddleback Friday 3/29/19 - Video Preview
Here are the knives posting on March 29, 2019 for Fiddleback Friday!
Models include the Bushnub II, Hiking Buddy, Sylvrfalcen, Bushfinger, Patch KE Bushie, Pocket Kephart, EDC II, Bushcrafter Sr. & More.
Binocular Use 101.5
Earlier this month, I presented some of the basic features of binoculars and what you should know about the numbers relating to magnification and objective lens size. I hinted at some basic techniques for using binoculars and in this edition of the Fiddleback Forge blog some of the more advance skills will be presented. If you haven’t gone out and purchased a set of binos by now, what are you waiting for? Grab and try these tactics out next time you venture afield. Don’t forget your KE Bushie before you head out the door.
Why Baton
Depending on where and with whom you have it, a conversation on the subject of batonning can be quite controversial. It can quickly lead to some heated debates, with both sides passionately presenting supporting arguments. The usual arguments against it are: “knives are made for cutting, axes are made for splitting”, “a knife is not a froe”, “knives are not made for striking in this way”. It is true enough of course, knives are indeed not froes, most knives are far more versatile. Truthfully, only splitting axes are made for splitting, much like felling axes are made for felling. As for what a knife is made for, well that is determined by the designer and the maker. Knives can easily be purposed-designed for all sorts of uses, and they should be chosen based on realistic expectations.
Keep Your Hands Off My…
How possessive are you? No, not in your relationships with another person, I’m referring to your gear. We all have certain pieces of gear we covet and we protect. You’ve likely heard the expression “safe queen” used to describe knives or firearms that never get used and live mostly in the dark and secure confines of a locked container in your closet, basement, or den. For all the other gear that actually gets used, you might have discovered an inseparable relationship with it or perhaps a jealous relationship should one of your buddies use your gear. When someone else uses a piece of gear you’ve used so frequently you can close your eyes and recall every detail of its construction, a little piece of you dies inside. Ok, maybe it’s just me but when someone starts creeping in on my most personal gear, the only proper response is, “keep your hands off my…”
Ugly Is As Ugly Does
Andy Roy has a philosophy that “life is just too short to carry an ugly knife”. For which I am very glad because he makes very nice knives, some of which are my absolute favorites, and that philosophy shows in his work. I agree with his philosophy for the most part, in as much as life simply is too short to not own and carry nice things. Things that we enjoy having and looking at as much as we enjoy using them. Yet, having been at ground zero a few times when things went seriously askew, I do have one caveat. There are some not-so-nice days in our lives, and sometimes it's just having to work out in really bad weather conditions, when our nice knives can use a little backup from an ugly friend to get the job done. This would be why my every-day-carry items are a team of tools that, in my personal opinion, complement each other rather well.
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Fiddlback's first designs were the first 2 Fiddlebacks that I purchased (and still have)...they are the 3 Finger Joe in Ironwood and the Runt in Rosewood. That started my collection and I’ve owned over 60 Fiddleback and family knives - and still expanding! I no longer purchase any other family/brand of knives and rarely carry any of my pre-Fiddleback knives. I used to collect a lot of tactical folders and high end factory knives but I am much happier with the support, look, feel, and more personal approach by far with your organization. This probably mirrors the sentiment of the majority of us who have been regulars on the sub-forum and Fiddleback owners. Thank you so much for all of what you guys do.
— Brian Q
I know most people buy a knife and hardly use it. I am not that guy. I gut, skin, bone out and process over 100 large game animals a year and spend 45 days a year in the woods in a tent. I have a bushcraft knife and a machete. No amount of money can buy these two knives from me. I'll hand them to a grandson I don't yet have. I have met few that use a knife like I do and fiddleback is my choice. And I have tried nearly all big name knife companies. Andy Roy is second to no knife builder I know.
— Trey S.
Love Fiddleback Forge, awesome knives! The handle design is one of the best I have ever held & the fit & finish is second to none.
Beautiful knives with superb build quality! Own four of them so far...
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